Economic Journal of Emerging Markets
Volume 13 Issue 1, 2008: English Version

Diversification of Food Consumption for Food Security Based on Local Potency at Household Level in Semin, Gunung Kidul

Made Suyastiri.YP Ni (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 May 2009

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to investigate and analyze factors influecing consumption diversification system based on local potency to create household food security. This research uses descriptive method from survey result.Research area is determined by purposive method and household sample is taken by proportional stratified random sampling with 50 households. The result of this research indicates that staple food based on local potency is still dominated by rice followed by cassava and corn. Staple food diversification system is rice, and rice substitution like corn, rice-corn, rice-cassava, and rice-corn-cassava. Factors which influence household consumption diversification system is food prices, household income, and number of family memberKeywords: diversification, food security, consumption, staple food

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JEP

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

The Economic Journal of Emerging Markets (EJEM) is a peer-reviewed journal which provides a forum for scientific works pertaining to emerging market economies. Published every April and October, this journal welcomes original research papers on all aspects of economic development issues. The journal ...